€12 Million Portrait of Picasso’s ‘Golden Muse’ Recovered from Thieves After Paris Theft
A stolen Picasso painting valued at €12 million was recovered during a police raid on suspected drug dealers in Paris. The portrait depicts Marie-Therese Walter, a French model and lover of Picasso who he credited with inspiring one of his most productive creative periods.
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A photographer waited 17 hours in freezing conditions to capture a polar bear photograph. The image was among 16 wildlife photos selected for the 2026 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition.
On 9/11, hundreds of ordinary boat captains carried out the largest maritime evacuation in history
Hundreds of ordinary boat captains evacuated 500,000 people from Manhattan to safety in just 9 hours on September 11. Fishing boats, tugboats, and personal sailboats participated in this largest maritime evacuation in history.
First Permit to Clean Up Old Mine Waste Issued for WA State Under 2024 ‘Good Samaritan Act’
The EPA approved the first permit under its 2024 Good Samaritan law to remediate abandoned mine waste. Trout Unlimited, a fishing and conservation nonprofit, received this permit to clean up old mine workings in Washington State.